Ningbo, CN to Houston, US (CNNBO to USHOU)
Current ocean freight between Ningbo and Houston starts at $7,798 per 20' container and at $9,808 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 23 to 47 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen and 6 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($9,808 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 36 days at sea, while the fastest option (23 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $995 costs 13 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($9,808) sits 11% above the $8,856 average of the 12 weekly rate checks recorded since May 21, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $9,808 | $207 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $9,808 | $207 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $9,908 | $207 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,776 | $145 | $452 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 24 days | $10,803 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $10,803 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 23 days | $10,803 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 26 days | $10,803 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 25 days | $10,803 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 23 days | $10,803 | $207 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $10,803 | $207 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| COSCO | 32 days | $11,645 | $207 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $11,645 | $207 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $11,645 | $207 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $11,645 | $207 | $68 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 29 days | $11,756 | $145 | $319 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 32 days | $11,756 | $145 | $319 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 32 days | $11,756 | $145 | $319 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | 26 days | $11,941 | $143 | $62 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 32 days | $11,980 | $160 | $70 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $12,001 | $143 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $12,044 | $207 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $12,044 | $207 | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $12,114 | $142 | $109 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM | 47 days | $12,473 | $143 | $70 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | N/A | N/A | $12,800 | TBA | $82 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 32 days | $12,922 | $142 | $109 | Select & Quote |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
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27 sailings available · Transit: 23–47 days · 9 carriers